Fishing-reel.



H. FRM. FlsHmG R'IEEL.k

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29. 1915.

INVENTOH H. FROM.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JuLY 29, 1915.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.l

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Be it knownthat I, HARRIS FROM, a citizen offtheUnited States, and a resident of` the cityv of New York, boroughv of the Bronx, in the county of the Bronx and State' f of New York, have* invented a new and Im proved Fishing-Reel, of which the follow.- ing is a full, clear, and exact-description. v

This invention relates tofishingreels and has 'for its general objects to improvefand simplify the construction of` devices of this character soas to be reliable andeilicient in Y use, comparatively inexpensive to manufacof novel construction which has iixedly se indicate that a fish is biting.

1 With such objects in view, and otherserated v for reel.

ture, and of durable and substantial design.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a. ishing reel in which the winding wheel is mounted in a cage or frame cured thereto at one side a bracket whereby the reel is fastened'to .a ishingrod, sa1d cage or frameihaving Vclips fastened thereto .for..removably holding signal device, the f lframe also having aloop -formlng -a safety device whereby the`fishing reel can beheld on the shingrod even inthe event 'of the rings on the latter disengaglng ,from the bracket of the reel.

Still another objectl of the invention is the provision of a novel brake so positioned '30 that it canbe Yconveniently and quickly op- Vstoppin-g 'the/unwinding' of 4the Still another object .of the I inventipn isto provide a simple, inexpensivefand novel signal devicewhich is appliedffgto the reel to i which will appear as lthe description proceeds,-the invention comprises various novelv features of construction and arrangement of .parts which will be set forth with particu' larity Yin .the .following description.Y and claims appended'hereto.

acci mpanying drawings, vwhich illustrate onevembodiment of the'in'vention and wherein ysimilar chracters of, reference indicate corresponding parts in lfall the In the views, Figurel is aside view ofthe reel;

. ing detached from the shing rod andthe Fig. 2 is a plan view of the' reel; Fi ..3 is

a view taken from the opposite side of the reel from that shown fin Fig; 1, theereel be- Signal device'being removed.;A Fig. 4 i's'a q sectionalview on the line Fig. 1; 1'4fig. U5 is a perspective vi'ew of the slgnal device; Fig.'6 is a detailsectlonal view on the' FISHING-REEL.'

i, vSpecification of Letters .tfatent.v Application 'ala July 2 9, 1915. seriai No'. 42,488.

` Patented Nev. i4., 191e.;

A designates Y A cageof the reel in' which is adjacent the vperiphery of thedisks, andv screws lor equivalent fastenerse pass-through the. disks andl screw into the spaces, as clearly shown in liigvv 6.

This`circular frame has at one side secured thereto a bracket 5 which is a curved bar parallel with the adapted to fit theffish rod Dto which the reel is applied, such fish rod having the vusual bands 6 for securing the reelin place.'`

' rllhe bracket 5 is fastened to .the 'disk'2 of the frame A and it is disposed at the hub 7 thereof, with the length ofthe bracket diametrically disposed.

' body of wood or other material and has-a square vtube forming shaft opening 8 at thel center which may be'provided`with a metal lining9. Through the'reel or wlieel B plane ofthe reel frame and The( reel B is acircumferentially grooved s..

extends a' shaft 10which may be'constructed as shown in Fig.l 7, the shaft having a squared or non-circular portion 11 which I'its the correspondingly shaped metal lined -squared portion 11 are soldered 'circular bearing portions or rings 12 and 13 which engage ,respectively in bearing openings in the disks 1 and 2. If these disks are made of wood the bearing openings are preferably openingS in the 'eel, and at the ends of the provided with bushings or linings 14 and 15 i for the'b'earing portions 12 and 13 of the shaft. The shaft extends out of the side of the frame A opposite from that having thev bracket 5, and on the outer squared end 16 of the shaft is an operating double arm crank '17 held in place by a nut 19 screwed onthe portions 12 and 13 are of largerydiametei than the Vsc'lu'ared portion 11, so that the shaft vis free to rotate.

vIn order to stop the unwinding of the cannotmove longitudinally in the reel, but

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'..wheelB a brake device is employedj. This 'rake device comprises--a push button 21j-- mounted 'in a housing or guide 22 fastened? the-outer faceA 'of the`disk'2, the pushbut- 10o' stud portion 20 ofuthe shaft. The bearing disk 2, and is adaptedt'o engage the side. of the wheel B, so as to prevent rotation thereof. Normally the pushbutton is held'out of engagement with the wheel B by a spring' 24:. This brake isl located at the side of the device opposite from the operating crank'l', so

.that it is alwaysconvenientlyv accessible for operation,'and beingA located at the bottom of the reelas shown, it can be conveniently ma-4 nipulated by the left hand'- while the right hand holds the shing rod.

` ping off the rod It is desirable to provide a safety device so as to prevent in case the band 6 should becomelloose. For this purpose'is employed a loop such as a leather strap 25 which is fastened to the disk 2'by any suitable device.

The strap or loop 25 is passed around the Y fishing rod D, as shown in Fig. 2.

Fastened to the top of the reel frame and projecting. rearwardly therefrom are spring l clips 27 having their base portions 28 suitablyastened to the di'sksl and 2, with the,`

clip portions overlying the peripheries lof 25 such disks. By means of theseclips a-signal device E is fastened to the reel. This device consists of an arm 29 of any suitable' formi which has a bell 30 on its 'free end, the arm cross bar. 31 which being. fastened. to ^a vbridges theframe A from one disk thereof to the other and engages under the clips 27, lateral movement of ,the device, E being prevented by the cross bar having its ends 32 bent downwardly into lugs to engage outside the disks 1 and 2 of the frame. On the arm 29 are normally closed spring jaws 33 between which the fish line C is engaged when fishing, so that a fish in taking the bait will cause the signal to be sounded. Y

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation will be readily underv stood by those skilled in the art to which vthe invention appertains,

and while I have 'described the principle of operation,

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together with thel device which`I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may' be `made whendesired as fallwithin the scope of the appended claims. y described my* invention, I .claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentz Having thus 1. A fishing reel comprisingl a frame, a

fish line carrying'wheel lmounted in the frame, spaced clips secured to the periphery of, the franie and lying outwardly from the periphery of the wheel, and a signal device held 'on the frame by the clips and havi'ng spring jaws for receiving afish line for indicating when a ish bites.

2. A fishingA reel lcomprisinga frame' consisting of spaced disks rigidly connected together,`a fish line carrying wheel rotatably mounted between thel disks, clips .fastened to the peripheries of .the'disksand extending a signal for indicatin the same direction,

said signalincluding ing when a,sh bites, anv arm havinga cross being bent downwardly to engage the outer faces of' he disks, and spring jaws on the arm for holding` the fish line.

v3. A fishing reel comprlsmg `'1o I bar detachably en'- gageable in the clips, ,and the ends. of the bar structure, a wheel rotatably mounted therein,

In testimony-whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

- HARRIS FRDM. Witnesses:

C. BRoDwAY. PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

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